On Old Allatoona Road at Allatoona Landing Road, on the left when traveling south on Old Allatoona Road.
Lt. Gen. John B. Hood, Army of Tenn. [CS], while enroute N. from Palmetto, Ga., sent Lt. Gen. A.P. Stewart's Corps to destroy the State R.R. from Big Shanty to the Etowah River. Stewart seized Big Shanty and Acworth on the 3d, and French's Div. was . . . — — Map (db m13935) HM
Honoring our Heritage
Bartow County, home to Red Top Mountain State Park, has long been known for its wealth of iron ore and other minerals with the greatest number of mineral deposits in the state of Georgia. During the . . . — — Map (db m256411) HM
The cabin in front of you is known as a "dog trot" cabin. This form, which originated in the Southeast, has many clever methods of dealing with the heat.
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The first thing you probably noticed is the . . . — — Map (db m256402) HM
On Main Street (Georgia Route 293) at Gaston Westbrook Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Named for Joseph Emerson Brown, Gov. of Ga., 1857-1865, U.S. Senator, 1880-1891. Known as Stegall's Station prior to 1889; site of the Bartow Iron Works. May 20, 1864: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's forces camped here after retreating from Cassville and . . . — — Map (db m10907) HM
On North Main Street SE (Georgia Route 293) at Sandtown Road SE, on the right when traveling west on North Main Street SE.
On Allatoona Creek in this vicinity, a Federal block-house, guarding State R.R. bridge, was garrisoned by Companies E, F, and I, of the 18th Wisconsin Regt. Oct. 5, 1864, while retreating from Allatoona, 2 mi. N., French’s Div. of Stewart’s A.C. . . . — — Map (db m105104) HM
The iron industry in Bartow County began with the arrival of pioneer furnace builder and ironmaster Jacob Stroup in 1836. A huge iron belt that runs north and south, almost through the entire eastern length of the county, supported the . . . — — Map (db m256406) HM
